The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-22

IDi ~ Bi DiItFA iiHf
The House met "a noon, Speaker Card
we'll iH the chair Prayer by Rev. ;. s..
Lambeth of the Methodist church
DECLARED VACANT
The Commiiteeon Privileges aud Elcc-
ti0ns reported on thc contested election
case of James against Scott, thc sitting
member from GoOchland The commit
tee say that Mr. Scott was not citizen
at lhc time of his election but has since
hocomc nauuliled They recommended
Chat the seat bee declared vacant
Mr. Starso moved 90 pass by and print.
Lost.
Alr Scott read from manuscript %
lengthy speech giving a Iegtmeo his life
h0N hO WAS United States consul at Tan
aior-. Morocco. and there upheld the
American dignity and stating that he
did not want the seat unless Doe held 10 by
clean title
Me showed Dis commission dated April
eUh. 1879. signed by Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of state, appointing him the
Jnited States Consul 90 Iangicr Tie
said that hc hal voted unchallengcd u the
West and unchaIlcnged iu ooOchlanI.
lie had taken the oath of Office. bad taken
out his naturalization papers, had served
the United States in official positions and
asked that hc be retained i'm his seat by
the unanimous voice of the House
Mr. Elam of Louisa said he intended
TO vote against the report because it Wa
partisan. q report which he was sure
would never bad been written had the
member from Goochiand been Demo
crat.
he then proceeded 20 claim that Hon.
j. s. Barbour had no right 10 be United
States Senator from Virginia because he
had not been AN inhabilant OF Virginia
for thc last twenty years, but to the
contrary had been "a resident and inhabi-
tant of Washington, y. c.
MI Martin of Norfolk county said he
had hoped the report would have
been passed by and printed, but as
Mr. Scott did not want the seat unless he
was entitled To it, he voted in favor Of
immediate consideration He would vote
against the report because he believed
that Mr. Scott was an American citizen,
the report iO tie contrary n0twithstand-
ing.
Mr. Brist0w of Middle,eX said that it
was plain Ms scott was rot "a legal citi-
zen of the United States on the day he
was elected 20 the House, and hence not
qualified to nh the position
Mi Saunders Of Franklin said it was
rather singular that a report signed by
an the members Of the committee Re
publican as well as Democratic should
be called partisan. As to Mr.. Scott in
tenti1n TO be citizen it cannot be enter
tanned tor one moment that gentleman S
intention was superior TO the United
States Constitution, which required nat
uralization i'm legal manner, and that
Mr.. Scott had never done.
Mr. Daiueerield OF Essex said he in
tended TO support the report Of the com
mittee. as he could not believe Mr.
scott was a citizen of Virginia on the
slh day of last November.
Mr. Pollard of King and Queen said
that SO far rs the action OF The commit
tee was partisan, he would leave tnai
matter to The gentleman from Louisa, who
was pa sr,Heace a judge of such mat
ters. Mr. scott, not being a citizen, could
not be a member; and Mr. Jones, being
minority candidate. could not be seated
so the case should properly go back to
the people.
Mr. Scott said he hoped the matter
would be- at once disposed oi. II placed
him in delicate position He did not
want seat TO which, under the law, he
was not entitled to, though he thought in
this case he was entitled. The report OF
the committee was adopted-ayeS, 6S
noes, ? Elan and Martini.
AlR. BARBOUR FORMALLY DECLARED
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
The hour Of IL O'Clock arriving the
Senate, headed by Lieutenant-Goyernor
Massey and Clerk Pendleton, were an.
nounced, and took seats on the right OF
the chair.